NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Powell, Chris
Licensed Year(s): 1999
Summary: The objectives of this work are to determine the nature of the relationship between the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and its employees between the years 1965-1984. Data collection will take place mainly in the Union of Northern Workers collection at the NWT archives, particularly for the period 1967-84 to examine to relationship between the state and its employees, particularly i...

Principal Investigator: Bron, Ingrid
Licensed Year(s): 1996
Summary: Because the main objective of visiting the NWT is the dissemination of research results and verification of findings with a similar community, sampling will be done on a convenience basis, using lead contacts, networking. Interviews with women, who may be participants and non participants in resource industry, trainers/educators, employers, labour force development staff, and/or advocacy organize...

Principal Investigator: Harris, Ronald W.
Licensed Year(s): 1994
Summary: Nurses presently employed in the various health delivery settings across the NWT will be surveyed to identify the factors contributing to longer tenure. Data will be collected and analyzed in order to assess trends and models for recruitment screening and nurse hiring practices will be developed....

Principal Investigator: Woodward, Shalleen
Licensed Year(s): 1994
Summary: A wage and benefits survey will be conducted for 200 NWT community organizations which currently receive funding from the GNWT. The data will be collected through personal interviews of employers and, in some cases, through telephone interviews using a structured questionnaire. Data collected by Lutra Associates Ltd. will be handed over to the Financial Management Board Secretariat (GNWT) for an...

Principal Investigator: McCreadie, Mary
Licensed Year(s): 1994
Summary: Using surveys and discussion groups, we will consult with females students on their education and career planning. We will focus on math and science education and careers. Math and science teachers and school counsellors will be surveyed and classroom activities will be monitored. Data will also be collected on enrolment statistics for male and female students in math and science courses....

Principal Investigator: Orzechowska, Monika
Licensed Year(s): 1985
Summary: To take the information gathered from extensive conversations with a few key Inuit women and design a means of mapping it in order to illustrate in spatial terms their employment experiences and perceived relationship and accessibility to the Canadian state and economic development programs....

Principal Investigator: Abele, Frances
Licensed Year(s): 1985
Summary: To carry out a native employment training study to study factors that contribute to the success and failure of training programs for native northerners from the perspective of trainees and communities....

Principal Investigator: Zariwny, A.
Licensed Year(s): 1977
Summary: To evaluate, through the use of questionnaires sent to 10 communities and interviews held in 5 communities, educational and career opportunities available for Northerners in light of the people's job preference....

Principal Investigator: Gorlick, Carolyne
Licensed Year(s): 1976
Summary: An analysis of the elementary school teacher as: a potential agent for diffusion of schooling, educational innovations and technologies; a member of the existing occupational structure of the region. An analysis of: the extent to which the educational system can compete with other institutions for potential candidates; the schools philosophy of recruitment and training of personnel; the educati...